The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
22.9°C
0.4° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (03 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 7PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)--
Afternoon (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
N
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.5
E
8
1
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
54
106
68
57
64
50
40
29
60
101
71
58
40
31
33
38
38
42
35
95
102
65
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
15
NNW
10
NW
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:38PM1.66m
4:16AM1.21m
4:35PM1.66m
5:12AM1.37m
5:24PM1.64m
5:59AM1.52m
Low Tide
10:23PM0.42m
9:59AM0.43m
11:08PM0.35m
11:03AM0.41m
11:46PM0.29m
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thunderstorm
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rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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Temp °C
28
26
22
19
19
19
20
26
28
29
26
24
22
22
23
30
32
31
27
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
25
25
23
19
19
19
21
27
27
30
25
22
19
20
22
27
30
29
26
19
19
18
19
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